Spring Cleaning
People like “stuff”. We tend to hold onto it year after year. We save and stock up on things that we don’t know what to do with anymore. Maybe we keep things because they hold precious memories of days gone by, or they remind us of our parents, grandparents, past loves or childhood. To part with these precious possessions seems out of the question. There is a saying that goes, “You have to get rid of the old to make way for the new.” If you are feeling stuck or stagnant in yo


time in a jar
Time. we all wish there was more of it; we have too much to do in too little of it. what if i can give you an extra 2 hours in your week? what would you do with that 2 hours? i bet you can easily find something! here's an idea (courtesy of sue ansari) that has you prepare 5 delicious, easy & nutritious meals at once. the result is 5 awesome salads-in-a-jar. (one client has dubbed them "jartopia.") the concept is not new; prep once/eat 5 times. they keep easily for 5 d
sweet life
we all like sweet. fruits and veggies are sweet with natural sugars (fructose) that our bodies need. we process natural sugars differently than added sugars. but when we want to add sweetness to a food, what to use? there is a lot of uncertainty about which sweeteners are good and which are not. according to dr. mercola and a study done by msn health, the best are stevia, sugar alcohols, honey (manuka), pure glucose. the worst are aspartame, agave (& fructose), splenda. in a
Healthy (and legal) Hemp?
Hemp seed butter, to be exact. Welcome to my new favorite spread! And the answer to your question is no - hemp seed butter and oil are closely related to marijuana but they are not the same. Only trace amounts of THC are found in hemp food products. It's totally legal to eat hemp food products. Hemp is a complete protein. It contains all essential amino acids and essential fatty acids. Our bodies need healthy fatty acids, and there are two types that we don't produce on our